Danbury man allegedly spits in officer's face

Published 7:00 pm, Saturday, November 24, 2007

Emmanuel Sotelo
, of Lee Avenue, was arrested at 1:34 a.m. Saturday when police responded to a disturbance at El Quentzal Cafe at 12 Wildman St.

When officers arrived, Sotelo was yelling and screaming at patrons in the bar, police said. He was bleeding from his nose and mouth. An officer approached him and tried to determine what had happened. Sotelo kept screaming, police said. The officer tried to escort Sotelo out a side door and Sotelo spit saliva and blood in the officer's face, police said. He was charged with assault on a police officer.